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When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime to her more than she is to me?

— Michel de Montaigne Essais (1571)

Quand je me joue à ma chatte, qui sait si elle passe son temps de moi, plus que je ne fais d'elle.

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The 1595 edition adds: We entertain each other with reciprocal monkey tricks. If I have my time to begin or to refuse, so has she hers. (tr. David Wills, 2008)

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